What color is #E1DFBF?

#E1DFBF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFBF?

The RGB value is 225, 223, 191: 225 red, 223 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DFBF?

The complementary color is #BFC1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DFBF color

#E1DFBF rgb(225, 223, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1DFBF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.5% green and 74.9% blue (225, 223, 191).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 36% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#E1DFBF color codes

HEX	`#E1DFBF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 223, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 36%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.23, -4.63, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.23, 16.61, 106.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.842, 72.545, 59.761)`
Decimal	`14802879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DFBF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E1DFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E1DFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dfbf; }
.text { color: #e1dfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 223 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dfbf, #d2e1bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E1DFBF?: #E1DFBF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DFBF?: The RGB value is 225, 223, 191: 225 red, 223 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DFBF?: The complementary color is #BFC1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.